CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11415, 11 January 1923, Page 8

CRICKET

M.C.C. TEAM IN AFRICA. HOME FIFTEEN OUTCLASSED. Australian and N .Z. Cable Association CAPETOWN, January 9. The M.C.C. team met a Northern Free State fifteen at Bethlehem. The F’ree State, batting first, made 170 (Smart 58, De Villiers 26). Jupp took six wickets for 30 rune, Mead two for 11. M. had lost two wickets for 135 (Sandham 57, Street 23, Russell 48 not out) when stumps were drawn. The weather was fine, and the wicket good The Free State scored 136 for the loss of four wickets, but the ten last wickets fell for an additional 34 runs, Jupp taking the last five wicket's in six overs foi 12 runs. The Free State bowling was weak, and scoring easy. FINDING BOWLERS PROFESSIONALS FOR. N.S. WALES. Bj Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received January 10, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, Janaary 10. With a vie-v to disco-, ering new muchwanted bowling talent, the New South Wales Cricket Association has decided to engage two professional bowlers, and to ask junior union and country associations to nominate a number of their best bowlers for practice purposes, SHEFFIELD SHIELD N. BEAT SOUTH AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received January 10, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 10. New South Wales in the second innings lost one wicket for 99 (Collins 37, Bardsley 55 not out! and won by nine wickets. The weather was fine and the wicket good. Collins and Barefsley played merry cricket, and brought the end in eight before Collins was bowled. Whitty and Bardslej made the balance.